Tag Archives: sustainable development

“The garden against time: in search of a common paradise”

We offer an editorial preview of ‘The Garden Against Time’ (Capitán Swing), by Olivia Laing. [...]

24
Nov
Can Fig Trees Help Us Adapt To A Changing Climate?

The resilience of these ancient trees prompted a research initiative to study the fruit’s potential [...]

19
Sep
Hassan Fathy, the architect ahead of his time

A pioneer in the revival of age-old building techniques, a century ago, he claimed the [...]

22
May
Med-O-Med Gardening School in its fifth year of existence

The Med-O-Med gardening school in Salé, Morocco, is now in its fifth year of operation, [...]

20
Feb
Roundtable on Islam, environment and sustainability

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [...]

16
Dec
FUNCI participates in the XXII Madrid Science and Innovation Week

Within the framework of the 22nd Madrid Science and Innovation Week, a round table entitled [...]

05
Nov
When plants are politics in Palestine

(Cover photo: David Silverman / Getty Images) The video opens with images of sun-drenched rows [...]

10
Jun
“Routes of the Olive Tree”, new Med-O-Med member

We are pleased to announce that the Cultural Foundation the “Routes of the Olive Tree” [...]

22
Mar
The Algerian foggara, an ancient irrigation system in danger of extinction

The high temperatures and arid soil of much of North Africa and the Middle East [...]

28
Jan
New horizons for the Med-O-Med School

The year 2021 is coming to an end, and with it, the first quarter of [...]

24
Dec
Climate change and Arabic ditches in the South of Spain

Cristina Armunia Berges On the southern face of Sierra Nevada, many of the irrigation ditches [...]

28
Nov
Climate emergency and the future of the Mediterranean

Alfonso Casani – FUNCI Environmental degradation is leading more and more institutions and countries to [...]

26
Oct
The Yemeni Island of Socotra: a unique refuge for the dragon tree

Tristan Semiond – FUNCI Some 370 kilometers south of Yemen, in the middle of the [...]

01
Sep
Cultural heritage and training for the sustainability of the M’Hamid Oasis

The NGDO Terrachidia is the latest addition to the Med-O-Med network, cultural landscapes of the [...]

26
Jul
End of the academic year in the School of Gardening Med-O-Med

The academic year 2020-2021 has ended in the School of Gardening Bouregreg Med-O-Med of Salé, [...]

22
Jul
The Great Green Wall of Africa

Since 2007, some twenty African countries have been promoting an ambitious reforestation initiative: the construction [...]

21
Jun
Urban oases to refresh cities

Yann Lagarde (France Culture) What if we put water fountains back in the centre of [...]

05
May
In Tunisia, the “Lady of Acacias” fights against desertification

Simon Speakman Cordall The dusty Peugeot rumbles along the road, parallel to the ancient aqueduct [...]

09
Apr
Jute, The Future’s Golden Fiber

From her high-rise flat in Kamalapur in downtown Dhaka, Nishat Tuly reviews a few of [...]

08
Jan
Sustainable jobs and businesses in Tunisia

Walking between the machines at the Sobref textile factory, Mohamed Ali takes a pair of [...]

08
Dec
The School of Gardening Bouregreg, against all odds

We continue to live in times of crisis, and Morocco is no exception. Still, at [...]

04
Oct
Salé’s School of Gardening, a biodiversity niche

Text and photographs by Inés Eléxpuru – FUNCI We all know what has been and [...]

07
Jun
Museum of Environmental History

The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), through its Med-O-Med network, just signed an agreement with the [...]

07
Jun
The Lebanese cedar, under threat. Solutions

The Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani) is one of the most important and significant tree species. [...]

14
Dec
The School of Gardening of Salé at the “Chant des colibris”

The American-Indian legend tells that, when the forest began to burn, a hummingbird jumped into [...]

09
Oct
A billion trees for Pakistan

In 2015, Pakistan launched an ambitious project, directed by Imran Khan, with the purpose of [...]

30
Aug
EU’s enviromental triumph to save the bees

On April 27, 2018, the use of three insecticides responsible for the mass death of [...]

08
May
Qatar Med-O-Med BG organized Environmental Contest

The Qur’anic Botanic Garden (QBG), a very active Med-O-Med member, has host its third consecutive [...]

01
Mar
Pep Lemon, new Med-O-Med initiative

We want to welcome the project Pep Lemon as new Med-O-Med member in the frame [...]

28
Feb
Vegan and halal cosmetics

Delaceite and Marta Kaufmann are two lines of a same brand of high-end natural and [...]

07
Oct